水馬

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
水 馬
あめん
Grade: 1		 ば > ぼ
Grade: 2
Irregular

水 (“water”) is jukujikun (熟字訓). 馬 (“horse”) is ateji (当て字).

Noun

水馬 (hiragana あめんぼ, katakana アメンボ, rōmaji amenbo)

  1. Alternative spelling of 飴棒 (“water strider”)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
水 馬
すい
Grade: 1		 ば
Grade: 2
on’yomi

水 (sui, “water”) +‎ 馬 (ba, “horse”)

Pronunciation

Noun

水馬 (hiragana すいば, rōmaji suiba)

  1. techniques for crossing water bodies on horseback

水馬 (hiragana すいば, katakana スイバ, rōmaji suiba)

  1. Synonym of 飴棒 (amenbo, “water strider”)
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